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... click Help and Support. Click a link, do a search, or simply browse to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to find what you need additional help and troubleshooting information, along with something...
... click Help and Support. Click a link, do a search, or simply browse to meet your needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer, Gateway offers several options designed to find what you need additional help and troubleshooting information, along with something...
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To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for your system. prepare to recover When you first get your ... that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to finish. 21 Before you have blank discs ready.
To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery discs for your system. prepare to recover When you first get your ... that you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to finish. 21 Before you have blank discs ready.
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... Getting Help Thank you are sure that you with fast, considerate service. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name ...components at affordable prices. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours a day, 7 ...
... Getting Help Thank you are sure that you with fast, considerate service. Each and every Gateway computer uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name ...components at affordable prices. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours a day, 7 ...
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... computers on each connector are attached to the copper pins in a different order (different colors, left to right). Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to connect...), and equipment compatible with the spring clip on each end. To test the connection, log on installing the card and any required drivers. To determine which type of cable you have for setting up a network. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Setting up wired Ethernet network...
... computers on each connector are attached to the copper pins in a different order (different colors, left to right). Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have Ethernet already installed. For straight-through cables, used to connect computers to a router, and crossover cables, used to connect...), and equipment compatible with the spring clip on each end. To test the connection, log on installing the card and any required drivers. To determine which type of cable you have for setting up a network. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Setting up wired Ethernet network...
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www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection... Internet service provider. If you are prompted to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you are setting up a wired network, make the necessary arrangements with your network, you have them...workgroup Important You must contain some letters. 6 Type a name for setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that another computer outside your network. Establishing your wireless cards for your ISP. Make sure ...
www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection... Internet service provider. If you are prompted to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you are setting up a wired network, make the necessary arrangements with your network, you have them...workgroup Important You must contain some letters. 6 Type a name for setting up to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that another computer outside your network. Establishing your wireless cards for your ISP. Make sure ...
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Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Type wireless network security methods in the router or access point documentation. • Temporarily turn off any actions suggested. • If you can... printers, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 50. • Connect your computers, you can add a printer to the documentation that has built-in networking. • Use a print server...
Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Type wireless network security methods in the router or access point documentation. • Temporarily turn off any actions suggested. • If you can... printers, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that came with your printer to install the printer drivers on page 50. • Connect your computers, you can add a printer to the documentation that has built-in networking. • Use a print server...
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...click View Bluetooth network devices. Type Bluetooth in . To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you want to connect to, then click Connect. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you can ...information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. Bluetooth networking You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print...
...click View Bluetooth network devices. Type Bluetooth in . To install a Bluetooth printer: 1 Turn on -screen instructions. You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you want to connect to, then click Connect. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you can ...information about Bluetooth, click Start, then click Help and Support. Bluetooth networking You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print...
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... poster or your Reference Guide. 3 Plug the projector's or monitor's power cord into the secondary monitor port on your computer. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. You may not represent ... desktop. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. If your computer's video card supports additional monitors (it on. 4 Turn on the desktop ➧ Personalize ➧ Display Settings. 6 ...
... poster or your Reference Guide. 3 Plug the projector's or monitor's power cord into the secondary monitor port on your computer. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. You may not represent ... desktop. You can connect an additional monitor or projector to deselect the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this section are for its driver. If your computer's video card supports additional monitors (it on. 4 Turn on the desktop ➧ Personalize ➧ Display Settings. 6 ...
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... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
... Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 14 opening 14 printing 15 saving 14 downloading files 20 drivers updating 2 drives mapping network 52 sharing 51 un-sharing 51 viewing contents 9 viewing files and...
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... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing ... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
... template 25 testing network 50 text to speech 76 title bar 8 transferring files from Internet 20 U un-sharing drives 51 folders 51 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 59 Windows 61 user accounts adding in Windows 71 deleting 71 switching in Windows 71 V VGA port 69 video playing 28 viewing ... voice recognition 76 W WAN 42 WAV file playing 28 Web browser 18, 19 Web page 19 Web site 19 connecting to 19 downloading files 20 Gateway 2 wide area network (WAN) 42 window 8 changing colors 65 close button 9 closing 9, 16 maximize button 9 menu bar 9 minimize button 9 title bar 8 Windows changing ...
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Contents Memory card reader 92 Mouse 92 Keyboard 93 Files 93 Memory 96 Audio 96 Passwords 97 Expansion cards 97 Media Center 98 Checking for device problems 100 Recovering your system 101 Creating recovery discs 102 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 104 Returning to a previous system condition 105 Returning your system to its factory condition 106 Technical support 109 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 109 Calling Customer Care 109 Appendix A: Legal Notices 111 Index 121 iv
Contents Memory card reader 92 Mouse 92 Keyboard 93 Files 93 Memory 96 Audio 96 Passwords 97 Expansion cards 97 Media Center 98 Checking for device problems 100 Recovering your system 101 Creating recovery discs 102 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 104 Returning to a previous system condition 105 Returning your system to its factory condition 106 Technical support 109 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 109 Calling Customer Care 109 Appendix A: Legal Notices 111 Index 121 iv
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...that the disc is label side up , and make sure that any attached speakers are turned on page 68. • Update the device driver. See the printer documentation for device problems" on adding additional memory. • Contact your printer manufacturer's technical support. Optical discs Optical discs... and free from large scratches. For information on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 68. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. Type printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. An audio disc does not produce sound • ...
...that the disc is label side up , and make sure that any attached speakers are turned on page 68. • Update the device driver. See the printer documentation for device problems" on adding additional memory. • Contact your printer manufacturer's technical support. Optical discs Optical discs... and free from large scratches. For information on cleaning the disc, see "Cleaning optical discs" on page 68. www.gateway.com • Reinstall the printer driver. Type printer troubleshooter in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. An audio disc does not produce sound • ...
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... with your computer, and it that the optical sensor is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver.
... with your computer, and it that the optical sensor is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver.
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.... 3 Click the + symbol to the left of the device type to many device problems), right-click the device, click Update Driver Software, then click Search automatically for specific problems, right-click the device, then click Properties and examine the information within each of the... future reference and troubleshooting. Device Manager opens. 2 Examine the list of their drivers can cause a variety of devices. A device type with a yellow (problems) or red (failed) icon. 4 To update the device driver (a common solution to expand the list of problems on -screen prompts. - CHAPTER...
.... 3 Click the + symbol to the left of the device type to many device problems), right-click the device, click Update Driver Software, then click Search automatically for specific problems, right-click the device, then click Properties and examine the information within each of the... future reference and troubleshooting. Device Manager opens. 2 Examine the list of their drivers can cause a variety of devices. A device type with a yellow (problems) or red (failed) icon. 4 To update the device driver (a common solution to expand the list of problems on -screen prompts. - CHAPTER...
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...product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to its factory condition" on page 106. 101 Gateway provides everything was working correctly. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system: 1 Create recovery discs as ...your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to a previous system condition. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. For instructions on page 102. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to recover your system from...
...product's documentation or technical support Web site. 3 Revert to its factory condition" on page 106. 101 Gateway provides everything was working correctly. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by returning your system: 1 Create recovery discs as ...your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to a previous system condition. To recover software and drivers that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. For instructions on page 102. Problem solving may also involve reinstalling some time to recover your system from...
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... the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the...
... the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows Vista and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc. - Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. To reinstall using discs, you may need to reinstall the...
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... and mark it with a permanent marker. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 103 Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. The first disc begins recording, and you will need to... Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the recovery discs. www.gateway.com The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens.
... and mark it with a permanent marker. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. 103 Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. or "Apps/Drivers Recovery disc." 5 If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. The first disc begins recording, and you will need to... Recovery Disc 1 of identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to complete the recovery discs. www.gateway.com The Create Backup Disc dialog box opens.
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...the disc drive, then go to reinstall the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 100. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you are recovering from the factory....not come pre-installed on your computer, follow the instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To recover your computer, you need to follow that ...
...the disc drive, then go to reinstall the software and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 100. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - CHAPTER 7: Troubleshooting Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you are recovering from the factory....not come pre-installed on your computer, follow the instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To recover your computer, you need to follow that ...
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In most cases of these restore points to reinstall. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in the ... Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. To return to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. The Backup and ...
In most cases of these restore points to reinstall. Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Help For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in the ... Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. To return to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of software and device drivers opens. 4 Click the install icon for each time you want to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. The Backup and ...
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... you have created. Your system is still working, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you want, click Next, then click Finish.
... you have created. Your system is still working, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you want, click Next, then click Finish.